听名著练听力之简爱篇 第34期

PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER EIGHT
Life with Mr. Rochester

A few days later Mr. Rochester asked to talk to me after dinner. We were in the library, and Adele was talking with Mrs. Fairfax. Rochester called me over.
He whispered to me, "Adele amd Mrs. Fairfax are busy, so now I can [-----1-----] myself." Tonight he did not look so firm or angry, and there was a softness and humor¹ in his fine, dark eyes. He saw me looking at him.
"Do you think I'm handsome, Miss Eyre?" he asked.
If this had been another person, I think I would have taken time to think, and then said something [-----2-----]. But somehow, I knew that Mr. Rochester would know I was not telling the truth. So I answered at once, "No, sir."
"Ah, you really are interesting! You are a quiet, serious person, but you are not afraid to say what you really think!"
"Sir, I'm sorry." I said.
"No, don't be sorry! All right, tell me. What is wrong with my appearance?"
"Oh, Mr. Rochester, I didn't want to say unkind² things about you."
"Well, now you can," he said cheerfully³. "Now, look at my head. Do you think I am intelligent?"
"I think you are extremely intelligent, sir. Would it be rude to ask, are you also good?"
"A knife in be back! Well, Miss Eyre, I wanted to be good when I was younger, but life has been hard, so I've become as hard and tough as an old tree. I only have a little goodness⁴ left inside." He was looking at me very carefully, and I wondered if he was [-----3-----]. "Miss Eyre, you look as if you do not know what to say. I want conversation tonight. It's your turn to speak."
He was right--I did not know what to say!

 

1 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

2 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

3 cheerfully   

adv.高兴地，愉快地

参考例句：

• The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
• He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。

4 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！